{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The 7 Laws of Scaling with Jim Huffman","title":"Building a \"Bootstrapped Giant\" in DTC, Productized Services, & More with Jesse Pujji (#146)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/13da9f65\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3560,"description":"This week Jim is joined by Jesse Pujji, CEO of GatewayX and co-founder of Growth Assistant, Unbloat, and more.  He has bootstrapped an Agency to $25M in sales, a productized-service to 8-figures, a DTC startup to 7-figures and a SaaS.  He shares his playbook for how to grow a self-funded startup. \nTOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE\nWhat is Bootstrapping\nWhere you go wrong as a bootstrapped business\nHow Jesse would bootstrap an agency, a DTC company and a SaaS company\nHow to work within your zone of genius\nHow to leverage your unfair advantage\nAnd more. \n \nResources:\nJesse Pujji Twitter / X\nBootstrapped Giants\nGatewayX\nJim Huffman website\nJim's Twitter\nGrowthHit\nThe Growth Marketer's Playbook\n \nAdditional episodes you might enjoy:\nStartup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)\nNathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)\nHow I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)\nRyan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)\nHow We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o2LQlWgTbns0mw3pkbfZyyACZ_ssUafgaoXrX9iPDv0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85N2Mx/ODFkMzBjZjA2M2Uy/OTRiZTgwYjRhZmMx/YmE1YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}